Fighting terror
Subtitle: ethical dilemmas
By: Alex J. Bellamy.
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781842779682; 9781842779675
Subjects: Terrorism -- Moral and ethical aspects; Terrorism -- Prevention -- Moral and ethical aspects; War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Moral and ethical aspects; War -- Moral and ethical aspects; Violence -- Moral and ethical aspects
Description: Fighting Terror analyses the ethical dilemmas that confront everyone in the war on terror. Arguing that this is as much a war of ideas as it is a military struggle, Alex Bellamy argues that fighting morally is essential in distancing the terrorized from the terrorists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ethics and war : an oxymoron?; title: What's wrong with terrorism?; title: A just war on terror?; title: Is pre-emption legitimate?; title: May we torture ticking bomb terrorists?; title: What comes next?